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ticked, reminding me that every second i w

was hanging loosely on my neck, with my coffe

r swung open, a

like we weren't living in a panic. "I nee

ning my fingers throu

his morning-limited stock." Sh

face. "Mia, not now. P

chest. "Maybe if you stopped stressing so much, your face wo

r the third time in a row. It w

g the caller ID. "Yeah, I'l

swered with gritted teeth. "Just settle it. T

to sign without your ap

hion, letting out a growl from the pit of my che

Mia was still hovering like a

sked sweetly. "Please

t it out later. Just-" I leaned in and kissed her cheek, gr

y. The door slammed behind

e off

ing before Terrence ran up to m

left just now. They wa

oss the marble lobby. "Why

ey had other

down on the receptionist's desk. "T

epped back.

ll them myself. Where are

tedly. "The ones

rom security. Tell him to head to my house and

antly regretted showing up today. There was no c

rime scene. And to t

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phone lit up again-emails, messages, pings. I started bark

report o

e stupid questio

re, I'm firing someone today." I yelled,

ing downtown in thirty minutes, and I hadn't even reviewed the agenda.

lert you that your company card has been temporarily frozen due to suspicious c

ked. "Who

inked secondary user. Would

e to answer before my perso

who else

nching the bridge

ing every word. "I was trying to get something and it ju

twenty grand i

it all month! No

Mia. Go home. I'll f

spe

yelling. My head was pounding, my chest

. Some fell to the ground, others fell in the waste

fteen minutes to get to that meeting

ooking papers and shoving them into my briefcase. I to

llway, a thought st

as that pap

n. I turned back cause I kn

ugh the overflowing bin. Crumpled sticky notes. An old co

d the edge of something sm

my name scrawled in bla

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